Café Lumière (2004)
Director
Hou Hsiao-hsien
Main cast
Yo Hitoto; Tadanobu Asano; Masato Hagiwara; Kimiko Yo; Nenji Kobayashi
Genres
Drama
Description
Making her way through life by forming superficial relationships, Yoko (Japanese pop idol Yo Hitoto) keeps everyone at arm's length, whether it's her father (Nanji Kobayashi) and stepmother (Kimiko Yo) or Hajime (Tadanobu Asano), the owner of a small bookstore who could be the father of her unborn child. Yoko seems most at home when she's riding the train, speeding around the city with only her thoughts to entertain her.
Hou Hsiao-hsien
Main cast
Yo Hitoto; Tadanobu Asano; Masato Hagiwara; Kimiko Yo; Nenji Kobayashi
Genres
Drama
Description
Making her way through life by forming superficial relationships, Yoko (Japanese pop idol Yo Hitoto) keeps everyone at arm's length, whether it's her father (Nanji Kobayashi) and stepmother (Kimiko Yo) or Hajime (Tadanobu Asano), the owner of a small bookstore who could be the father of her unborn child. Yoko seems most at home when she's riding the train, speeding around the city with only her thoughts to entertain her.
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